Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from June 2008:
Twister wrecks Indianapolis apartments.(Main)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: TOM MURPHY - Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS - A tornado tore through the east side of Indianapolis, ripping roofs off several apartment buildings, snapping trees and leaving a trail of downed power lines and debris. No one was killed in the storm late Friday, and only one ...
6-figure club for school retirees; Many administrators with pensions of $100,000 or more collect lucrative pay when they fill jobs as double-dippers.(Main)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: JAMES M. ODATO - Capitol bureau ALBANY - Almost 700 retired public educators in New York are receiving at least $100,000 annually in pensions, and many more than double their income by returning to work for school districts. The 690 school retirees join 899 ...
WEB TOP 5.(Main)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Most-viewed stories on timesunion.com for Saturday: 1 Bullet ends smile, dream 2 Woman accused of hit-and-run 3 High-speed chase ends ...
THE GLOBALIST QUIZ.(Main)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Women as cabinet members While women around the world continue to enter the work force at greater rates, much remains to be done to achieve full gender equality - especially when it comes to politics. We wonder: Among the following countries, which has the greatest proportion of ...
Obama quits church over ministers' remarks.(Main)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: TOM RAUM - Associated Press ABERDEEN, S.D. - Barack Obama has resigned his 20-year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago in the aftermath of inflammatory remarks by his longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and more recent fiery remarks at the ...
In a child's name, a rallying cry; After Kathina Thomas' death, apathy is giving way to action.(Main)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: PAUL GRONDAHL - Staff Writer ALBANY - Thin as a bird, with dark eyes and a wide smile, 10-year-old Kathina Thomas is being mourned as a martyr to street violence and urban decay, and her death has become a rallying cry for civic action. From the stoops of West Hill to ...
Prince William bound for Caribbean sea duty.(Main)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Prince William is heading to the Caribbean as part of a two-month deployment in the Royal Navy despite his request to be as close as possible to conflict. The assignment beginning Monday will see the second in line to the throne spending much of his time trolling the West ...
Charlie Sheen giving wedded bliss another go.(Main)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The star of "Two and a Half Men" has moved on to marriage number three. Charlie Sheen tied the knot with fiancee Brooke Mueller Friday night, said publicist Stan Rosenfield , who declined to give more details. The 42-year-old actor and Mueller, a real estate ...
Deal exposes rift within party; Clinton aide says appeal possible of decision to seat Florida, Michigan with half-votes.(Main)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: NEDRA PICKLER and BETH FOUHY - Associated Press WASHINGTON - Democratic Party leaders agreed Saturday to seat Michigan and Florida delegates with half-votes at this summer's convention with a compromise that left Barack Obama on the verge of the nomination but riled ...
Freihofer's champ gets a victory for her dad; Every woman is a winner in 30th run.(Main)
Jun 01, 2008 ... ALBANY -- The 30th anniversary celebration for the Freihofer's Run for Women turned somber Saturday. Benita Johnson, an Australian, won the 5-kilometer race for the third consecutive time, finishing in 15 minutes, 46 seconds. She beat a field that included five Olympians and ...
BBA--EXP-BOX.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... ANGELS 3, BLUE JAYS 2 (10) -10 Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Avg. SStewart lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .261 Inglett lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Scutaro 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Rios cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .296 ...
'Quest unravel at end; Albany blows 17-point lead in fourth quarter.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Staff reports Thunder 44 Conquest 31 The Albany Conquest blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead in a 44-31 loss to the Mahoning Valley Thunder Saturday at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio. The Thunder, trailing 31-14 with less than ...
BBA--EXP-BOX.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... 7, TWINS 6 (12) -10 New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Damon lf 5 2 2 1 1 0 .291 Jeter ss 6 1 1 0 0 1 .269 BAbreu rf 5 1 2 2 1 2 .298 ARodriguez 3b 5 0 1 2 1 1 .288 HMatsui dh 4 1 1 0 2 0 .337 Giambi 1b ...
SPORTS BOTTO.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... measure INSIDE NHL Wings end Penguins' home winning streak, take 3-1 Stanley Cup Finals lead./C6 WORLD RECORD ...
Ramirez hits 500th; Boston slugger enters club of 24 with homer.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press Red Sox 6 Orioles 3 8 LNs BALTIMORE - Dreadlocks are in fashion in the exclusive 500-homer club, now that Manny Ramirez has added his name to the list of baseball's most prolific sluggers. ...
Yankees get win in 12th; Abreu's RBI helps N.Y. overcome pitching woes.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: KAT O'BRIEN - Newsday Yankees 7 Twins 6 MINNEAPOLIS - Entering the 12th inning on Saturday night, the New York Yankees had sent only three men to the plate in five consecutive innings, thanks to a double-play ball and a caught stealing. Then things ...
The fastest man a Bolt; Jamaican a surprise, breaks 100 mark by .02 seconds.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press NEW YORK - Like a surprise out of the blue, Usain Bolt is now the world's fastest man. The Jamaican sprinter, who doesn't even consider the 100 meters his best race, set the world record Saturday night with a time of 9.72 ...
SPA RESULTS.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... UNKNOWN_UFCODE: nraceres First - $4,000, trot, claiming ($5,000), 1 mile. Winning Time: 2:02.4 8 Yobros Joboy (B Walker) 40.00 11.80 7.60 2 Brilliant Vision (K Crawford) 7.00 4.60 3 Three Good Fellows (B Cross) 3.10 Also ran: Canaco ...
French chateau gaining star power.(Main)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Brangelina must be cocooning. The paparazzi swarming France's Cote d'Azur can't find Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie . Locals mutter or giggle about the invasion of Hollywood glam. A flyover of their new home in a luxurious villa turned up no clues about a report they've added a ...
N.Y. Times Best-Sellers.(Travel-Books)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Hardcover Nonfiction 1. AUDITION, by Barbara Walters. A personal and professional memoir. Last week: 1 Weeks on list: 2 2. THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD, by Fareed Zakaria. The rise of China and India and the global distribution of power. Last week: ...
Covenant church leads trip to Portugal, Spain.(Travel-Books)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Church of the Covenant in Averill Park will host a river cruise vacation in Portugal and Spain from April 2-12. Travelers will enjoy two nights exploring historic Lisbon before traveling to Porto and boarding the Douro Queen to cruise along the Douro River Valley through Portugal and ...
A haven, and Howe! Library patrons eagerly await reopening.(Travel-Books)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Donna Liquori Two young girls sprint up the steps past me at the John A. Howe Library in Albany. They're excited; it's a warm spring evening and they think their library is open. "I told you it was open," one shouts. It's open, but not for borrowing. The books are gone ...
'A Curse' refashions kids' classic.(Travel-Books)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARY SCHULTE When children's author Elizabeth Bunce thought about the fairy tale of Rumpelstiltskin, the injustice of it all disturbed her. "It violated my sense of justice," she said. "In a story about names, the heroine doesn't even have one; she's just ...
'Americans' a snapshot of a reckoning nation.(Travel-Books)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: DAVID ULIN The 83 black-and-white photographs in Robert Frank's "The Americans" are bound by an intense sense of loneliness, whether they evoke a New York City cocktail party, a St. Petersburg, Fla., bus bench or a funeral in St. Helena, S.C. Originally published in ...
AUDITIONS.(Arts-Events)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Albany Civic Theater, Albany Civic Theater, 235 Second Ave., Albany When: 3 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Monday Contact: 462-1297 or http://www.albanycivictheater.org Notes: Needed: Men and women for a summer production of Marchette Chute's "Worlds of Shakespeare." Excelsior Drum Corps, ...
Plant care beings with proper sunlight and water.(Real Estate)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: DORENE WEINSTEIN - (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Argus Leader Following the care information below should help keep these plants thriving. African violets: These flowers bloom in various colors, are relatively low maintenance and grow well in the home environment, says ...
A cell tower is not an incurable defect in a sale.(Real Estate)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: THOMAS MUSIL - McClatchy-Tribune Q: I am hoping you can give me an answer regarding the following questions I have regarding a proposed cell tower. A cell tower is being proposed for a residential lot (with no house on it) in a lovely residential neighborhood ...
Volumes of thoughts about mom.(Life-Today)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: TOM BEER - Newsday Motherhood is the subject of these recent memoirs, some of them breezy and lighthearted (moms who passed on their love of shopping - or writing) and others in a more tragic vein (mothers grieving the loss of a child). "Mama Rock's Rules: ...
Escape to Japan, without going that far east.(Life-Today)(Restaurant review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: RUTH FANTASIA - Executive features editor Bizen in Great Barrington, Mass., isn't just a Japanese restaurant, it's a lesson in Japanese cuisine. It reaches far beyond the sushi bars and teppanyaki tables of Benihana and its copycats by offering kaiseki, katsu and nabe ...
The 'accidental wilderness' Quabbin Reservoir draws nature-lovers and history buffs to Massachusetts.(Travel-Books)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: STEPHANIE REITZ - Associated Press BELCHERTOWN, Mass. - The sun hadn't even started to rise over the Quabbin Reservoir before would-be anglers arrived for the recent opening day of fishing season, their boats lined up at its three launch areas. It's a ...
Language art; Students of English volunteer skills as tutors in new U.S. homeland.(Life-Today)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: ELIZABETH FLOYD MAIR SPECIAL TO THE TIMES UNION English is the official language of Guyana, where Reshma Loaknauth of Schenectady grew up, and yet, she says, she never learned to speak proper English there. She certainly never expected, when she graduated from high ...
Silent images of 'Lio' speak to all ages.(Life-Today)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: JESSICA MAHER - Special to the Times Union There's something different about "Lio." It may take a moment to figure it out, but Mark Tatulli's comic, debuting in the Times Union today in place of "Hagar the Horrible," is different because there are no words to be found ...
Low Tide; The Market Slump is Making Waterfront Property More Accessible.(Real Estate)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: ELIZABETH RAZZI - WASHINGTON POST An ebbing tide lowers all boats, at least if you take the analogy to water-related real estate. Lower prices and longer times on the market mean it's easier for boating enthusiasts to find a home that puts them closer to casting off from ...
Ticket to Ride; New theme-park attractions around the country and close to home.(Travel-Books)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: BETH J. HARPAZ - ASSOCIATED PRESS It's a big year for fans of theme parks and roller coasters all over North America. The long list of new attractions includes the rock 'n' roll-themed Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach, S.C.; the Nickelodeon-themed park at Minnesota's Mall ...
Safeguard home from hungry ants.(Real Estate)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Akron Beacon Journal Ants in search of food and water often find ready supplies in homes. Here are some tips from the makers of Combat pest-control products for keeping ants out of your house: Ants often enter via tiny cracks and holes in the walls, such as ...
It's possible to keep your pet during tough economic times.(Life-Today)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: WILLIAM HAGEMAN - Chicago Tribune The trend of pets being shooed out the front door or abandoned in forest preserves has put animal welfare officials on notice that cash-strapped pet owners are in critical need of help. "Obviously the goal is to keep these ...
Gee, your friends are not so fun.(Life-Today)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Barbara Wallraff WORD COURT: Is it grammatically incorrect to say "so fun" - as in "The party was so fun"? But a friend of mine and her husband find it irritating when I use "so" in the way I have cited. - Susan Goin of Rensselaer ...
Eco-friendly paints can protect more than walls.(Real Estate)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: CHARLYNE VARKONYI SCHAUB - South Florida Sun-Sentinel Everyone - from Benjamin Moore's Aura to The Home Depot's Freshaire Choice - is advertising their paints as low VOCs or no VOCs. But buying green isn't that easy. Advertising that appears to be eco-friendly ...
Troy Chromatics extends season.(Arts-Events)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: JOSEPH DALTON - Special to the Times Union For its 112th season at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, the Troy Chromatics will expand from its typical four-concert series to a lineup of five events running October through April. The 2008-09 season starts Oct. 15 ...
VOLUNTEERING BUILDS CONNECTIONS, MORALE.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: DIANA MARTIN Bono and I jogged through the nature trails at a fair pace, with the sun streaming through the trees. We came to a clearing and sat side by side in the grass, resting and smiling at one another. As I gently rubbed his back and spoke to him in a ...
Ms. New York; Clinton's dogged campaign shows the U.S. she's got moxie.(Perspective)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: LAWRENCE C. LEVY Hillary Clinton wasn't supposed to win, not against this younger, more aggressive and better-funded challenger. But she did -- and with a toughness and focus, especially in the campaign's closing months, that surprised even some of her closest ...
Find solace far from cataclysmic media hype.(Perspective)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: BILL Van SLYKE The economy wavers, threatening livelihoods and portfolios. Wars and famine rage across the globe. Diseases ravage whole continents. Natural disasters strike and cosmic cataclysms lay in wait. The burden of these horrors weighs upon individuals ...
Embracing the knowing age of 30 _ and what to do with it.(Life-Today)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kristi L. Gustafson Thirty things to know or do by the time you're 30: To take your hat off while eating. To bring a hostess gift. Have a valid passport. How to make small talk. Your credit score. ...
Click-throughs.(Life-Today)
Jun 01, 2008 ... FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE Local folks celebrate local stuff in our "Lights, Camera, Best of the Capital Region 2008" video contest. Watch them all at http://timesunion.com/bestof2008/. GET FIT FOR SUMMER Bathing suit season is around the corner. Need some ...
COMEDY.(Arts-Events)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Colonial Theatre 111 South St., Pittsfield, Mass. (413) 997-4444. $25-$45. Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson's World of Jewtopia. The comic duo cover topics, including how to pick the perfect restaurant table (because no table is right if you're a Jew), how to disinfect ...
Summer Arts Guide offers months of fun.(Arts-Events)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The calendars in the Summer Arts Guide contain listings for events in the greater Capital Region taking place today, June 1, through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. (Please note: the Times Union's roundup of summer visual arts exhibits will run in the Arts Events section on June 8.) ...
Literary.(Arts-Events)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Barnes & Noble Colonie Center, Wolf Road, Colonie 438-1728. Free. "Breaking Dawn" Release Party. Activities surrounding the release of the fourth and final installment of Stephenie Meyer's fantasy-romance-horror "Twilight" series of young adult novels. 10 p.m ....
Thousands of shining moments.(Travel-Books)(Reprint)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: TED KOOSER - U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006 In "The Moose," a poem much too long to print here, the late Elizabeth Bishop was able to show a community being created from a group of strangers on a bus who come in contact with a moose on the highway. They watch it together ...
Sen. Bruno lacking in more than transparency.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Much has been said and written about Sen. Joseph Bruno's recent angry outburst. Certainly it is both ironic and outrageous that the senator calls for transparency in government, except when that transparency involves his activities. When a journalist asks him for some ...
Constitutional rights or legislative etiquette?(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2008 ... May 22 brought another editorial by the Times Union bashing the efforts of some to protect the constitutional rights of the many. Microstamping is another in a long line of proposals, like the state's failed ballistic fingerprinting program, that makes the dubious claim to enhance public ...
PARTING SHOT FROM AN OLD FRIEND.(Perspective)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: CASEY SEILER One of these days, (Scott McClellan) and I are going to be rocking on chairs in Texas, talking about the good old days of his time as the press secretary." - President Bush, May 5, 2006 "How's your drink, ...
Working is tougher than school any day.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2008 ... I had to chuckle when I read Kevin Phelps' May 20 letter where he complained about having to get up at 6 a.m. Kevin may one day look back at his high school days as carefree. Once he gets out into the work force, he may find himself getting up even earlier and working later in ...
Cartoon paints West Virginians in negative light.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2008 ... As a native West Virginian who has lived in New York for 40 years, I have finally had enough of the derogative methods the media uses to portray the people in West Virginia. John de Rosier's May 15 cartoon incensed me. Just because the economic conditions do not equate with the ...
Supervisor shows courage in facing fiscal woes.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The May 20 letter by Republican Albany County Legislator Carl Zeilman was very interesting as he made an appeal for the employees of the town of Colonie. I found his letter to be disingenuous and lacking important details. I also attended the same Town Board meeting in which the ...
Bush implementing appeasement policy in Iraq.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2008 ... In her May 22 letter regarding President Bush's speech before the Knesset, Hilda Rothschild makes a veiled reference to Barack Obama: "If there are those who recognized themselves as appeasers and felt some shame at being exposed, so be it." Ms. Rothschild is evidently one of ...
A yield of dreamy vegetables.(Perspective)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: JENNIFER WILKINS If you've been eyeing your yard for space to start a vegetable plot, you are not alone. A recent Garden Writers Association survey indicates that 39 percent of Americans with yards are planning to grow some of their own food this year. That's 5 percent ...
Black ink, red ink.(Perspective)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2008 ... H ow's this for a variation on a tale of two cities: In Colonie, where the tax base is among the richest in the Capital Region, town officials are scrambling for ways to close a gaping deficit of $18 million. In Schenectady, a gritty city with a much leaner tax base that has struggled as ...
Whimpering along.(Perspective)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2008 ... W e know what Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari, D-Cohoes, intended the other day when he remarked that the Legislature ought to head out of town with a whimper. As regular sessions of the Legislature go, this one had more than its share of turmoil. Gov. Spitzer's sudden resignation, ...
What can trigger use of force?(Perspective)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: JAY BOOKMAN It might be hard to tell, but beneath the name-calling and posturing, John McCain and Barack Obama are actually debating two critically important questions confronting the American people: First, under what conditions should we turn to force to ...
Noncommunicator spills it all.(Perspective)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: KATHLEEN PARKER Sometimes the answers to our most perplexing questions can be found on the playground. Take Scott McClellan. Is he dishonest? Dishonorable? Disloyal? Is he telling the truth that the Bush administration conducted an organized propaganda ...
CONTACT FCC TO STOP HIGH-FREQUENCY NOISE.(Real Estate)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Peter Hotton Remember the dilemma of Linda Tucker of Winter Haven, Fla., who had a piercing, high-frequency shriek in her house? She has tried everything to reduce this shriek, including seeking help from Tampa Electric, the phone company and anyone else, including the ...
Deeds & Deals.(Real Estate)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The following property transfers were recorded recently in county clerks' offices: Albany County ALBANY David Morrow and Silvia Mejia bought property on 46 Cardinal Ave. from Mark Patterson and Jennifer Tworek for $226,000. Robert Yang bought ...
House Plans.(Real Estate)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Sleek and gently curved, the arched opening in the Heartington's porch extends a stately yet unpretentious welcome. The porch's lofty 12-foot ceiling serves as an enticing prelude to the expansive and naturally bright living spaces within. This is a contemporary ranch home with ...
Neighborhoods: Normansgate, Delmar.(Real Estate)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: MICHAEL LISI - Special to the Times Union Normansgate is a neighborhood that isn't easy to find. That's by design. The exclusive 50-plus-unit Delmar development is hidden in an established neighborhood well off Delaware Avenue behind huge oak trees heavy with leaves. ...
Homes Calendar.(Real Estate)(Calendar)
Jun 01, 2008 ... MONDAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Flower Interpretation, Hubbard Hall, 25 E. Main St., Cambridge When: 7 p.m. Contact: 677-2495 or http://www.hubbardhall.org Notes: The gardening forum is presented by Kerry Woods, professor of biology at Bennington College. All levels ...